More quotations tagged with “USA”
There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class.
—Judith Martin
America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true.
—James T. Farrell
The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt.
—Raymond Chandler
Although the desire of acquiring the good things of this world is the prevailing passion of the American people, certain momentary outbreaks occur when their souls seem suddenly to burst the bonds of matter by which they are restrained and to soar impetuously toward heaven.
—Alexis de Tocqueville
America, thou half brother of the world, with something good and bad of every land.
—Philip James Bailey